Sec. 17.025. ASSESSMENT OF POSTAGE COST FOR MAIL SERVICE. (a) If a public official is required or permitted by law to serve legal process by mail, including process in a suit for delinquent taxes, the official may:
(1) collect advance payment for the actual cost of the postage required to serve or deliver the process; or
(2) assess the expense of postage as costs.
(b) Charges under this section are in addition to other charges allowed by law for services performed by the official serving the process.
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 959, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.
Structure Texas Statutes
Civil Practice and Remedies Code
Title 2 - Trial, Judgment, and Appeal
Chapter 17 - Parties; Citation; Long-Arm Jurisdiction
Subchapter B. Citation Generally
Section 17.021. Service on Certain Noncorporate Business Agents
Section 17.022. Service on Partnership
Section 17.023. Service on Joint-Stock Association
Section 17.024. Service on Political Subdivision
Section 17.025. Assessment of Postage Cost for Mail Service
Section 17.026. Service on Secretary of State
Section 17.027. Preparation and Service
Section 17.028. Service on Financial Institutions
Section 17.029. Service on Inmate of Texas Department of Criminal Justice
Section 17.030. Return of Service
Section 17.031. Expedited Foreclosure Proceedings
Section 17.032. Citation by Publication
Section 17.033. Substituted Service Through Social Media Presence